"niceling" meaning in All languages combined

See niceling on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: nicelings [plural]
Etymology: From nice + -ling. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|nice|ling}} nice + -ling Head templates: {{en-noun}} niceling (plural nicelings)
  1. (obsolete) An effeminate, tender, or delicate individual. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-niceling-en-noun-r4~~O~on
  2. (archaic) A nice thing. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-niceling-en-noun-zZLV3Fof Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ling Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ling: 30 70

Inflected forms

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